New lets plan will take a toll
Licensing system will introduce significantly more hurdles
Too much fake news on alcohol
Recent reports in the mainstream media have beggared belief
Alcohol arguments are a familiar story
Campaigns bear more than a passing resemblance to anti-tobacco tactics
Know what your licence permits
Even small tweaks to a venue have to be in the operating plan
Health objective: fit for purpose?
A decade after the new Act one of its foundations is still weak .
Beer tent ‘ban’ is tip of the iceberg
Campaign to prevent children’s ‘exposure’ to alcohol continues .
Any age policy has to be robust
Recent figures reiterated the importance of age verification .
An occasion for the law to change
New moves could help prevent abuse of occasional licences .
When a policy is not allowed to fail
MUP is likely to be hailed a success, whatever the evidence .
Alcohol levy is a flawed plan
Long-mooted tax is another example of political gouging
Columns
Luke Richardson
William Woodburn
